Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Finite Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization, Estimated Useful Lives [Table Text Block]

Our finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over the following estimated useful lives:

	Estimated Useful Life
Affiliate contract expansion - Wireless	4 - 14 years
FCC spectrum licenses	18 - 20 years
Acquired subscribers - Broadband	3 - 10 years
Other intangibles	15 - 20 years

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

Goodwill by segment consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Wireless	$	146,383	$	146,383
Broadband	2,687		114
Total Goodwill	$	149,070	$	146,497

Intangible Assets Resulting from Acquisition

ntangible assets consisted of the following:

	December 31, 2019							December 31, 2018
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization and Other			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization and Other			Net
Indefinite-lived intangibles:
Cable franchise rights	$	64,334	$	—		$	64,334	$	64,334	$	—		$	64,334
FCC spectrum licenses	13,839		—			13,839		—		—			—
Railroad crossing rights	141		—			141		141		—			141
Total indefinite-lived intangibles	78,314		—			78,314		64,475		—			64,475
Finite-lived intangibles:
Sprint affiliate contract expansion - Wireless	455,305		(226,712		)	228,593		455,305		(167,830		)	287,475
FCC spectrum licenses	4,659		(97		)	4,562		—		—			—
Favorable leases - Wireless	—		—			—		15,743		(1,919		)	13,824
Acquired subscribers - Cable	28,065		(25,600		)	2,465		25,265		(25,250		)	15
Other intangibles	463		(250		)	213		463		(223		)	240
Total finite-lived intangibles	488,492		(252,659		)	235,833		496,776		(195,222		)	301,554
Total intangible assets	$	566,806	$	(252,659	)	$	314,147	$	561,251	$	(195,222	)	$	366,029

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

The following table summarizes expected amortization of intangible assets at December 31, 2019:

(in thousands)	Amortization of Intangible Assets (1)
2020	$	17,857
2021	15,153
2022	13,709
2023	13,499
2024	13,499
Thereafter	43,772
Total	$	117,489

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(1) The Company expects to further reduce affiliate contract expansion by approximately $118.4 million as waived management fees are received from Sprint.

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

ntangible assets consisted of the following:

	December 31, 2019							December 31, 2018
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization and Other			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization and Other			Net
Indefinite-lived intangibles:
Cable franchise rights	$	64,334	$	—		$	64,334	$	64,334	$	—		$	64,334
FCC spectrum licenses	13,839		—			13,839		—		—			—
Railroad crossing rights	141		—			141		141		—			141
Total indefinite-lived intangibles	78,314		—			78,314		64,475		—			64,475
Finite-lived intangibles:
Sprint affiliate contract expansion - Wireless	455,305		(226,712		)	228,593		455,305		(167,830		)	287,475
FCC spectrum licenses	4,659		(97		)	4,562		—		—			—
Favorable leases - Wireless	—		—			—		15,743		(1,919		)	13,824
Acquired subscribers - Cable	28,065		(25,600		)	2,465		25,265		(25,250		)	15
Other intangibles	463		(250		)	213		463		(223		)	240
Total finite-lived intangibles	488,492		(252,659		)	235,833		496,776		(195,222		)	301,554
Total intangible assets	$	566,806	$	(252,659	)	$	314,147	$	561,251	$	(195,222	)	$	366,029